Sony has made no secret of its intentions to embark on deeper collaborations with its Sony Pictures Entertainment arm, a move that could see original media content distributed via PlayStation Network.

"Whereas I think you could have slightly accused Sony of a bit of forced synergy, if we'd been trying to enact this collaboration several years ago, the fact is now, with 110 million PlayStation Network accounts worldwide, that's a substantial business opportunity for Sony Pictures to reach a different audience," PlayStation CEO Andrew House said in an interview with The Guardian.

Sony originally secured the PlayStation TV licence back in 2006 for a six-year period, but failed to release any products under the moniker, IGN reports.